An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 115

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Publication date: 1903
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CHARLES FLYNN is one of the prosperous and thrifty farmers and stockmen of Idaho county and has been for many years, while he also handles mining interests, being one of the earliest to arrive in these districts and having remained in this section since those days of two dollars a pound for flour.

Charles Flynn was born in Prescott, Ontario, Can- ada, on August 8, 1841, being the son of Benjamin D. and Margaret (Thistlethwaite) Flynn, natives of Can- ada. The father was a blacksmith and died on May 24, 1868. and the mother died on February 28, 1892. Our subject was brought up in his native place and re- ceived his education from the excellent schools of Ontario. He left the parental roof when he was eighteen, and came by steamboat to San Francisco, crossing the isthmus by pack animals. He was soon in Columbia and Tuolumne county and spent several years in the alluring search for the precious metal. In the spring of 1862, he came by steamer to Port- land, and thence up the Columbia and so on to Flor- ence. He prospected there during 1862-63 and the next year went to Newsome creek and took placer work in earnest. He was successful and since that time has been more or less interested in properties

there. When the war broke out with the Indians, Mr. Flynn joined the Mt. Idaho Guards, being at Harp- ster, and was detailed with others to guard the women and children, which responsibility was discharged with the utmost care and faithfulness. In 1883 Mr. Flynn took up his present farm as a pre-emption claim, it being two miles north from Clearwater. He has made this his headquarters since that time and while he conducts farming and raising stock, still he is inter- ested in mining. He owns a share in the well known Robin and Bluebird mines on Newsome, with others. Mr. Flynn has the following brothers and sisters : Robert J., Thomas W., Frances McIntyre, Frederic E. Mr. Flynn is an active Democrat and is always allied on the side of improvement, being really one of the builders of the county, since his labors have been wisely bestowed here for forty years.

WILLIAM W. MATTOX, who dwells about four miles southeast from Lowe on a farm which he secured under the homestead right, is one of the industrous and capable farmers of Idaho county and is deserving of mention in the work that chronicles the history of this section. He was born in Carroll county, Arkansas. on June 9, 1857, the son of John C. and Telithia J. (Davis) Mattox. The father, who was born in North Carolina, on December 6, 1824, was detailed as blacksmith during the Rebellion, and was a pioneer in that line in Arkan- sas. He married on August 21, 1847. The mother of our subject was born on December 7, 1831, and died on March 19, 1893. At the age of twenty, our subject started out to do battle on life's arena alone and was possessed of the capital of a pair of good stout hands and plenty of grit and courage. Two years later he went to Texas and farmed. The next year he and his father bought three hundred acres, which they sold the following year, and returned to the native place and rented land, then bought sixty acres. Eight years later he sold out and came to Idaho county, landing here on May 28, 1893. He rented a quarter, later rented three hundred acres and then had the misfortune to lose his house and all personal possessions by fire. In October, 1896, he took his present place as a home- stead, and since that time has devoted himself to its culture and improvement. He has nine head of neat cattle, fifteen horses and other stock and is cultivating about half of his land. Mr. Mattox has the following brothers and sisters: John W., Q. Monroe, Jamison, Gillem T., Sarah J., Alice U.

In Arkansas, on August 26, 1880, Mr. Mattox married Miss Belzora C., daughter of John E. and Mary F. ( Williams) Wallis, natives of Tennessee and Missouri, respectively. The mother was born in June, 1839. The father was wealthy but lost all in the war. Mrs. Mattox was born on June 21, 1859, was edu- cated well and taught in Arkansas. She has one brother, William W., a lawyer, born in Missouri, on February 17, 1858, and died December 21, 1901. To this marriage there have been born four boys and one girl: Willis L., born June 19, 1881; John C., born

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March 12, 1883 : Clisha W., born July 29, 1887 ; Ewin E., born July 20, 1891 ; Mary T., born August 5, 1894. The boys were all born in Arkansas, but the girl is a native of Nez Perces county. Mr. Mattox is a Re- publican, and he and his wife belong to the Christian church.

SHERMAN S. GALLAWAY is one of the rising young men of Idaho county, who devotes his attention to the production of the fruits of the field and stock raising. His well kept estate of 200 acres lies five miles east of Whitebird. and among other improve- ments which enhance its value, we especially mention the orchard. It covers seven acres, has been wisely selected from the choicest kinds of fruit and is prob- ably one of the best bearing orchards in the county of Idaho. Mr. Gallaway justly takes a pardonable pride in this excellent improvement. He was born on May 27, 1870, in Searcy county, Arkansas, the son of George M. and Louisa T. Gallaway. When our subject was five years of age he was brought across the plains by his parents to Jackson county, Oregon. During the great Centennial year they made their way to Yakima county, Washington, and in the spring of 1878 removed to the Palouse country, then in the spring of 1883 they came to Whitebird. At the early age of sixteen our subject assumed the individual responsibilities of life and from then until the present he has devoted much of his time and energy to rearing stock. In 1893 he located his present place and soon thereafter bought forty acres more. In addition to this estate he has a nice band of cattle and horses besides other stock. The farm is well supplied with water, has an abundant out range, and is very well situated. Mr. Gallaway is a member of the I. O. O. F. and stands exceedingly well in the community.

Ever since Mr. Gallaway has been large enough to lift a rifle he has given considerable time to the art of marksmanship, but not content with that alone he has penetrated the various forests and mountain dis- tricts in and adjacent to Idaho county, and many are the rugged grizzlies and cinnamons which he has met in mortal combat. Although he has been in extreme and dangerous positions on various occasions he has invariably come out on top, the rugged bear biting the dust. Mr. Gallaway supplies his larder largely with wild meat of various kinds and is familiar with all the hunting grounds in this section of the country.

GILBERT N. LAMORE, who has been one of the leading spirits in the inception and progress of Clear- water, is residing about one mile south of the post- office and has a good piece of land taken as a homestead. He is one of the prominent men of the community, has manifested integrity and uprightness and won all as his friends.

Gilbert N. Lamore was born in Eau Claire, Berrien county, Michigan, on December 30, 1852, being the son

of Louis and Sarah L. Lamore. The father was born in Canada, on August 14, 1822, of French ancestors. He came with his parents, Enos and Josephine Lamore, to Michigan when he was eight, and to use their words, it was a "howling" wilderness. He went to Buffalo and learned the trade of ship carpenter, and in 1846, May 17, he married Miss Sarah Losey. They went to Pipestone township, Berrien county, bought forty acres and when he died, January 24, 1899, he had two hundred acres more. The mother of our subject was born on January 19, 1823, in New York, went to Mich- igan in 1836 with her parents, who dwell there still. Our subject was reared and educated in Michigan and learned the carpenter trade from his father. On Sep- tember 5, 1876, he came to Portland, thence to Forest Grove, where he farmed and did carpentering. On March 12, 1884, Mr. Lamore came to Dayton, Wash- ington, and soon afterward removed to his present place and took a homestead. Mr. Lamore now has one hundred and fifty-eight acres, having donated two acres for a free cemetery. He raises stock, does general farming and carpentering, and owns considerable prop- erty in addition, including lots and store building and so forth, in Clearwater. Mr. Lamore has the follow- ing brothers and sisters: Josephine E., Charles L., George S., Cornelia E., deceased, Lydia M. Rodell.

On October 17, 1889, in Benton Harbor, Michigan, Mr. Lamore married Miss Florence E., daughter of Samuel and Lucy Correll, of Michigan. She was born on July 16, 1855, and died at Forest Grove on October 13, 1893. Two children were born to this marriage, Agnes, who died on December 5, 1890, and Bert, who died in August, 1892. Mrs. Lamore had two brothers, Loren and Lloyd. Mr. Lamore is a Republican, and is always striving for better roads, better schools, and general improvement. He was the first mover for a school at Clearwater, with A. W. Williams organized a literary club, assisted to start a Sunday school, and in all ways Mr. Lamore has shown himself deeply in- terested in the welfare and progress of the community.

HENRY R. CALDER, owner and operator of the sawmill one-half mile north of the town of Clear- water, and also owner of a good farm which he con- ducts in addition to the mill, is one of the substantial and industrious citizens of our county and is deserv- ing of especial mention in the history of northern Idaho.

Henry R. Calder was born in Kennebec county, Maine, on December 12, 1840, being the son of Sam- uel and Elizabeth (Harris) Calder, natives of Massa- chusetts. The father was born in 1794, of Scotch ancestry, was master of a whaler out of New Bed- ford and in later years moved to Maine and settled to farming, where he died in 1865. The mother died in 1845. She was descended from the Pilgrims. Our subject was educated in Maine and Connecticut, and when fifteen went to sea as apprentice on the Nesto- rian. When eighteen he joined the United States navy

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and sailed on board the Dispatch, a steamer engaged in geodetic survey. Serving his time, he was honor- ably discharged and returned to Maine. While on a visit to his sister in New Jersey, Mr. Calder enlisted in Company C, Twenty-eighth New Jersey Volun- teers, under Captain Joe C. Leston, the date being August 30, 1862. He fought in the battles of Acquia creek, Fredericksburg and under Hooker at Chancel- lorsville. He was second lieutenant at Fredericks- burg, where he was wounded in the arm, and first lieutenant under Hooker. He was discharged on July 6, 1863, then went to Illinois, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and mined and did various work. He returned to Kansas and entered the butcher busi- ness, but later farmed. In 1878 he came overland to Colfax, Washington, and farmed there for six years. He went then to the St. Marys river country and in 1893, after having returned previously to Colfax, he bought his present place. He operated his mill 011 his farm until it was cleared and is now doing a good business where he is located. Mr. Calder had three sis- ters, now deceased, Mary, Eliza, Emma and one brother, Josialı.

On November 2, 1870, Mr. Calder married Miss Mary E., daughter of Israel and Sarah A. Trahern, natives respectively of Virginia and Pennsylvania and died in 1854 and 1847. Mrs. Calder was born on April 29, 1843, in Ohio and has the following brothers and sisters: Albert P., Adeline Dyer, Wilberforce, Warren C., Wellington A., Emma B. Gregg, Jacob. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Calder : Samuel, Ettie and Nettie, deceased, Robert S. Mr. Calder is a Republican, a substantial citizen, and was justice of the peace in 1897-8.

JAMES F. THOMPSON. an enterprising and capable farmer and stockman of Idaho county, dwells four miles east of Whitebird, where he has a good ranch, well improved and cared for in a skillful man- ner. He was born on February 3, 1854. in Linn county, Oregon, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Donaghe) Thompson. The father was born in Mis- souri on October 6, 1823, and the mother was born June 4, 1826. They were married in Missouri and crossed the plains in 1852, going direct to Linn county, where they located a donation claim and engaged in farming and stockraising. The father was very suc- cessful and accumulated a good property. He was a prominent man in public affairs and a leading spirit in the advancement and upbuilding of the county. He died there February 10, 1872. The mother is now living there in Linn county and is very hardy for one of her age. She is a devoted member of the Methodist church as was also her husband. Our subject was reared and educated in his native place and on July 15. 1877, he married Rachel E., daughter of Benjamin and Betsey (Brooks) Olney. Mr. Olney was born March 9, 1826, in Canada and died July 6, 1884. Mrs. Olney was born September 17, 1830, and died January 22, 1860. Mrs. Thompson was born April

. 9, 1859, in Miami county, Kansas, and crossed the plains with her father in 1874. Mr. Olney had served for two years in the Civil war. In 1883 Mr. Thomp- son moved with his family to Grant county, Oregon, and engaged in the stock business there until 1891, when he came to Latah county, Idaho. In 1892 he removed thence to Camas prairie and in 1893 he settled on his present place and this has been the scene of his labors in stockraising and farming since. The following children have been born to this couple : Bertha E., deceased; Melissa M., deceased; Joseph D. : Laura L., deceased ; Sarah E., deceased; Alta V., John M., Clara A., Martha C.

The night of January 9, 1894, is the saddest time in the history of this family. While all were sleeping quietly in their newly erected dwelling on the home- stead a thundering avalanche of snow swept down upon them and Mr. Thompson was barely able to rush out of the house with his wife before it was buried completely. As soon as possible it was exca- vated but four of their girls, aged fifteen, fourteen, nine and seven, were smothered to death. Alta V. was nearly dead, but they resuscitated her. This is one of those sad accidents in human existence which reason can never compass and to which faith can only bow.

PERRY A. McGUIRE is one of the progressive and energetic farmers of Idaho county ; last year he turned off five thousand bushels of oats, twelve hun- dred of flax and other productions in proportion. He rents three hundred acres of Indian lands ten miles southwest from Kamiah and also has some stock.

Perry A. McGuire was born in Platte county, Missouri, on December 14, 1854, the son of William and Elizabeth ( Barnes) McGuire. The father was a farmer and in 1857 located the land where Leaven- worth, Kansas, now stands. Here he was exposed to a severe cold which caused his death soon after leaving the farm. The mother was born in Boone county, Missouri. Our subject received a good dis- trict schooling and at the age of eighteen he started in life for himself. He had the wealth of a pair of willing hands, a good head to direct them and a courageous heart. He went to Indian territory where he was teamster one year for the United States, then in 1875 he was in the same capacity in Mexico. Re- turning to Colorado he prospected and mined for two years. Then his next journey was to Durango, where he freighted for four years, after which he sold his outfits and bought cattle. He remained in this in- dustry for eight years and then sold out at a good figure. His next move was to Tillamook county, Oregon, where he farmed and raised stock for four vears. Next he went to the Big Bend country in Washington, and took a homestead and timber culture, raising horses and farming for six years. Selling his property there, Mr. McGuire came to Idaho county on December 25, 1900, and has given his attention to cultivating a half section of Indian land where he now dwells. He has been a great traveler, having had

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many and varied experiences in the different localities in which he has resided, but always manifesting a spirit of energy and activity. Mr. McGuire has the follow- ing half-brothers and half-sisters by his step-father, Mr. Barnes : Fielden T., Thomas. George, Mary, Martha. By his step-father, Mr. McGuire, our sub- ject, has three half-sisters: Angaline, Lee, Lizzie.

In Tillamook county, Oregon, Mr. McGuire mar- ried Miss Mity, daughter of William and Ann (Lavender) Rhoades, the wedding occurring on Octo- ber 2, 1885. The parents of Mrs. McGuire were born in Missouri. To Mr. and Mrs. McGuire there has been born one child, Albert M., in Tillamook county, on October 23, 1886. Mr. McGuire is a Democrat, a man of influence and good standing.

DAVID WEDDLE lives twelve miles southwest from Kamiah and is an engineer by trade. He has wrought in various places and is a thorough master of his craft. He was born in Missouri, on Novem- ber 10, 1848, the son of John C. and Jane (Busley) Weddle. The father was born in New York city in 1797 and was bound out to a manufacturer of looking glasses. When the war of 1812 broke out he ran away and enlisted in the infantry, under Reed, and served all through the war and five years afterward. The mother of our subject was born in Kentucky. Our subject attended school and in 1861 started to do for himself. He labored at various occupations and did considerable traveling, being in various states and territories. In 1892 he came to Moscow and after some time in working in the town he went to the mountains to engage in a sawmill. One year later he went on to a farm and remained six years. He did not succeed in that undertaking and went into the timber where he bought forty acres. Later he sold this and then was engineer in the mills. In 1902 he came to Idaho county and operated a threshing machine engine. Mr. Weddle has three brothers and two sisters: Samuel H., John R., James H., Charity, Telitha.

On December 16, 1881, Mr. Weddle married Miss Emma I., daughter of Andy and Rhoda McNickels. Mrs. Weddle was born in Illinois in 1861 and died on November II, 1889. Two children were left at her death : Allie R., born in Illinois on August 9, 1883; Ida May, born in Missouri on September 22. 1889. Mr. Weddle is allied with the Democratic party and takes keen interest in political matters.

THEODORE D. SWARTS is a well known stockman and farmer residing four miles north of Whitebird. He was born March II, 1847, in Warren county, Ohio, the son of John A. and Mary D. (Leonard) Swarts, natives respectively of Virginia and Ohio. The family crossed the plains with horse teams in 1852, to Nevada county, California, where the father did mining. Our subject attended school

until sixteen and then took up mining, which he fol- lowed for a number of years. In 1864 we find him thus occupied in Florence and later he came to Camas prairie, where he carried the express from Mount Idaho to Warren. He did this business for a number of years for others and then he bought the line him- self, continuing the same until 1878, when he settled at Grangeville. His residence was the third in the town. The next year he came to his present location and here he has continued raising stock and farming until the present time. His estate is well improved and he is a prosperous man. When the Indian war broke out in 1877 Mr. Swarts volunteered to come to Whitebird and fight the Indians. He was in that battle where the whites were defeated, many of the soldiers were killed and three citizens were wounded. Mr. Swarts received a bullet in his hip and laid five weeks in the hospital at Mount Idaho. G. M. Shearer was shot in the shoulder and Herman Faxon was shot in the thigh. The farm of Mr. Swarts is the scene of a portion of this battle and some of the soldiers were buried there. The identical thorn tree where the soldier was mutilated and fastened to the limbs, is still standing, and Mr. Swarts intends to always pre- serve it. It is very noticeable that the tree is no larger today than twenty-six years ago when the hor- rible act occurred.

On August 21, 1877, Mr. Swarts married Miss Electa, daughter of John T. and Clara E. (Smith) Brown. Mrs. Swarts was born December 16, 1858. Her parents crossed the continent by ox and horse teams, from New York state to Roseburg in that year. In 1867 they came to Camas prairie and the father died there in 1873. The mother is now Mrs. Baldwin, living near Grangeville. Nine children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Swarts: Pearl E .. Lewis J., Marion E. Newman, Lillian R., Bertram B., Willard A., dle- ceased, Vernon D., T. Sidney, Lulu, deceased. Mr. Swarts is a member of the A. F. & A. M., and also belongs to the Idaho Stock Association.

THOMAS SURRIDGE has won in the race of business and achievements in handling the resources of this new country, because of his energy, his sa- gacity, keen business discrimination and alertness to grasp the opportunity presented. He was born in London, England, on August 7. 1849, the son of Jolin and Mary (Corcoran) Surridge. The father was born in Kravestock. Essex, England, on January 12, 1826, the descendent of sturdy veomen who were traced back to sixteen hundred in the ancestral book. He was educated in his native land, came to the United States in 1857. settling twelve miles north from Ann Arbor. Michigan, and farmed until his death, March 20, 1898. The mother was born on May 24, 1826, in Tralee, county Kerry, Ireland. She went with her parents to London in 1834, married in May. 1846, and died on August 19, 1900. Our subject was ten years old when the family came to Michigan and he gained his education in London and Michigan. When of age

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he went to lumbering in Saginaw and in 1874 he came to Grass valley, California. He wrought for the Idaho Mining and Milling Company in the lumber department for a time and on May 19, 1876, he em- barked on the good steamer, John L. Stevens, to Portland, arriving May 23, thence to Wallula, then by wooden rail over the Baker line to Walla Walla, and on May 28th he landed in Lewiston. He came on to Harpster, taking a section by the different rights. On June 13, 1877, Mr. Surridge joined Company B, Second Idaho Militia, and was messenger between Major Williams and Colonel McConville at the Clear- water fight. Since that time Mr. Surridge has re- mained in Harpster, has a one-fourth interest in a general merchandise store, half interest in the livery, does real estate and other business and is one of the leading men of the community. In April, 1898, Mr. Surridge and his brother bought four hundred and eighty acres and then platted forty as the town of Bridgeport. Mr. Surridge handles his large farm to general productions, raises stock and also handles mining interests.

On November 27, 1874, Mr. Surridge married Julia M., daughter of Charles and Mathilda (Ham- mond) Pecord, natives of France. The father was born in 1827, came to Canada when seven years old, learned the blacksmith trade there with his uncle and wrought at various places and finally, 1866, came to Orwell, Vermont, where he still resides. The mother was born in 1827, came to Canada with her parents when fifteen, married in 1857 and died in 1893. . Mrs. Surridge was born in Oswego, New York, on Octo- ber 3. 1856, and has brothers and sisters as follows : Mathilda Chamberlain, Joseph, deceased, Fanny Schakett, Charles, Phoebe Clark, deceased, Wilford I., Georgia, deceased. Mr. Surridge has the follow- ing brothers and sisters: James, Eliza Case, George, Kate Emerson, Annie Cyluff, Joe. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Surridge: May Smith, Kate Lapp, John, Georgia. Mr. Surridge is a stanch Democrat and a member of the A. F. & A. M., Mt. Idaho Lodge No. 9.

WALTER L. BROWN, the senior member of the firm of Brown & Brust, general merchants of Cotton- wood, is one of the substantial and capable business men of Idaho county and has manifested himself a man of capabilities, worth and integrity, which have won for him not only the excellent patronage in busi- ness ways which he enjoys, but also the high esteem and confidence of the people.

Walter L. Brown was born in Buckingham county, Virginia, on December 31, 1865, being the son of John W. and Sarah A. (Miller) Brown, natives of Virginia. The father was born in 1827 and died in 1887, having been a merchant. The mother was of Scotch ex- traction and died in Grangeville. Our subject was raised in Virginia, received a good education and busi- ness training ; at the age of nineteen he determined to try the responsibilities of life for himself. He

landed in Lewiston on December 10, 1885, and at once went to clerking for Mr. Barnett. He also worked for j. P. Vollmer & Company and then went to Portland and took a business course. In 1888 Mr. Brown went to Warren and took charge of a stock of goods for Mr. Benson. In 1890 he, in partnership with W. J. Kelly, bought the stock and continued the business until 1892. In that year Mr. Brown sold out and came to Cottonwood. He engaged in business with Henry Wax, which firm did a good business until 1901, when Mr. Brown bought out his partner and con- tinued the business until the end of the year alone. Then he took William G. Brust as partner and since, the business has been conducted under the firm name of Brown & Brust. They do a fine business, have a patronage from all portions of the county and are capable, upright and reliable merchants. Their stock is large and selected with the best of wisdom and is at all times complete and furnishes to the customer exactly what he wants with the assurance that it is sold to him as cheap as the markets of the world can produce.

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An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 115

Author: Publication date: 1903 Publisher: [S.l.] : Western Historical Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 1524

Author:
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: [S.l.] : Western Historical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1524